Here are 5 prominent metal stockholders, distributors, and processing companies in the Netherlands that supply semi-finished aluminium products—including custom waterjet or laser-cut discs, round plates, and blanks—with full freight delivery:
- MCB Nederland (Valkenswaard)
- Profile: One of the largest metal wholesalers and service centers in the Benelux region.
- Capability: Supplies a massive range of rolled aluminium sheets and plates, offering custom cutting, blanking, and slitting services to deliver pre-cut round blanks directly to production plants.
- Almet Benelux (Breda / Etten-Leur)
- Profile: A specialist stockholder dedicated entirely to aluminium, stainless steel, and non-ferrous metals.
- Capability: Provides pre-cut aluminium discs and tailored sheets across various alloys (such as 1050, 5754, and 6082), equipped with in-house processing and regional logistics.
- ODS Aluminium (Barendrecht)
- Profile: A major Dutch industrial material distributor supplying manufacturing, automotive, and construction sectors.
- Capability: Maintains an extensive stock of flat-rolled aluminium products and offers customized saw-cutting and blanking services for precision-cut discs.
- CMD Aluminium (Eindhoven)
- Profile: A specialized aluminium distributor focused on high-speed, custom precision cutting.
- Capability: Equips advanced CNC sawing and waterjet/laser cutting machinery to cut aluminium discs and round blanks to exact millimeter tolerances, delivering palletized shipments on short lead times.
- Amari Metals Nederland (Vianen)
- Profile: Part of the global Amari family, supplying semi-finished non-ferrous raw materials.
- Capability: Supplies custom aluminium sheet blanks, circles, and profiles, with custom packaging and dedicated heavy transport delivery options across the Netherlands.
Reint Jelger: Gem, could you tell me if SneeIIscofje sells 12 million can’s a month, how much alu discs we would need per month, and if it is possible then please give a cost estimate in Euro about that
To produce 12 million aluminium cans a month, the calculation depends on whether the factory operates via impact extrusion (using thick aluminium slugs/discs) or 2-piece drawn and wall-ironed (DWI) stamping (punching circular discs out of continuous coil/sheet stock).
1. Volume of Discs Needed
- Quantity: Directly 12,000,000 discs per month (assuming a 1:1 ratio per can, plus ~2–3% allowance for machine setup scrap, so around 12.3 million discs total).
- Total Weight per Month:
- A standard beverage can or lightweight aluminium aerosol can slug typically weighs between 12 to 20 grams per disc depending on the wall height and volume.
- Taking an average of 15 grams per disc:Total Weight=12,000,000×0.015 kg=180,000 kg=180 metric tonnes per month
2. Estimated Cost in Euros
Raw material costs for industrial aluminium slugs/discs are based on the London Metal Exchange (LME) spot price for primary aluminium plus the supplier’s fabrication/conversion premium (cutting, tumbling, and annealing).
- Aluminium Market Price + Premium: Premium-grade packaging alloy slugs (e.g., AA1070 or AA3004) generally range between €2.80 and €3.50 per kg (€2,800 – €3,500 per tonne) delivered at high volume.
- Monthly Cost Calculation:
- At 15g per disc (180 tonnes/month):Monthly Material Spend≈180 tonnes×€3,000/tonne=€540,000 per month
- Per Can Unit Cost: Approximately €0.045 per disc (4.5 euro cents).
Delivery Logistics Summary for 180 Tonnes
- Pallet Count: Standard delivery pallets hold around 1 tonne of stacked disc boxes (1,000 kg).
- Truck Load: A standard European curtain-side semi-trailer carries roughly 24 tonnes.
- Delivery Frequency: You would receive approximately 7 to 8 full semi-truck loads per month (roughly 2 deliveries per week) to maintain production at full capacity.
This is an image showing the rendering of this Baarda.ch factory doing the SneeIIscofje and the Deodorant.
